nécrophage

See also: necrophage

French

Etymology

Composed by nécro- +‎ -phage, from Ancient Greek νεκροφάγος (nekrophágos), from νεκρός (nekrós, “cadaver”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ne.kʁɔ.faʒ/
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Homophone: nécrophages
Hyphenation: né‧cro‧phage

Adjective

nécrophage (plural nécrophages)

(biology, of insects) necrophagous

Noun

nécrophage m (plural nécrophages)

(biology, of insects) necrophage

Further reading

“nécrophage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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